Yes, You Can Drink Too Much -- Water

While we constantly hear about how healthy water is for our systems, too much of a good thing is possible. Drinking lots of water in a short period of time, say several gallons in a few hours, can lead to "water intoxication." Although rare, this can be quite dangerous, and even fatal, if not treated promptly and properly.

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Ditch the Dinnerware or Try These Tips to Avoid Excess Calories

Throughout the decades dishware has gotten bigger and bigger to meet the demands of our growing appetites. Of course, expanding dishes lead to expanding waistlines or at least that’s what some researchers believe.

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Keys to a Longer, Healthier Life

What are your chances of living to age 100? You might be surprised to learn that being outgoing, running, and eating raspberries will help.

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Wonder Vitamin Reverses Premature Aging

Vitamin C can help heal skin problems, overcome the effects of premature aging, and speed up healing of wounds. People who regularly take C supplements could also have healthier DNA, as the vitamin helps repair damaged cells.

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Indian Natural Herb May Fight Swine Flu

Tulsi has been known and worshipped in India for more than five millennia for its healing properties. Considered an 'Elixir of Life,' this herb has now been claimed to keep the deadly swine flu at bay and help speed recovery.

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Who Feels Like Indian Food Tonight?

Tests on animals give hope for an inexpensive treatment—eating curry—to help prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

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Turns Out Smiles Really Are Contagious

Laugh, and soon the world may be laughing too. A new study says that your happiness makes your friends and neighbors happier and also uplifts their friends and neighbors.

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Seven Diseases We’d Nearly Forgotten

Some infections including-bubonic plague, leprosy and polio are thought of as history still plague us today.

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Five Myths About Women and Heart Disease

Are you surprised to learn that coronary heart disease--often thought of as a "man's illness"--is the No. 1 killer of American women? In fact, women are more than five times as likely to die from heart disease as from breast cancer, and nearly twice as many American women die from heart disease and stroke than from all types of cancer combined.

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Man’s Biggest Predator Is--Man

Predators always go for the easy victim, but adhering to these seven simple tips will go along way toward keeping you safe.

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What’s the Safest Room? If You’re Bacteria, It’s the Kitchen

All the hand-washing in the world may not be a match for the germs and viruses lurking on household surfaces. The kitchen remains the source of the most germy surfaces, with kitchen cloths and sponges the biggest source of bacteria, followed by sink faucets.

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Do You Know Where Your Teen Goes at Night?

Teens are up late not just focusing on homework. Web surfing, text messaging and gaming are keeping them up for hours, and it’s these multitaskers most likely to doze off during the day.

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Props for Parenting Down the Line

Positive parenting including warmth, monitoring children’s activities, involvement, and consistency of discipline–has positive impacts on adolescents well into their own adulthood.

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Can’t Beat the Stress? Try Working on Your Reaction to It

Fight or flight is a natural reaction to stressors, but for humans it doesn’t have to be the only one. You can learn to experience a restful response - a mind-body state that is as natural as the stress response, but infinitely more peaceful and healing.

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Go Outside and Play

Time in nature can help prevent obesity and encourage physical activity, at no cost. Getting kids outdoors can improve our nation's mental health too. Plus, kids who spend time outdoors reap the benefits of greater school readiness, creativity, self-sufficiency, and confidence.

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Say Goodnight to Midnight Snacking

Eating at irregular times -- the equivalent of the middle of the night for humans, when the body wants to sleep -- influences weight gain, a new study has found.

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It’s a Crime to Be Careless About Safety

Should you spend your money on a home security system? These thirteen tips - from an actual former burglar - could make all the difference in your home.

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